The league has never previously had three Game 7s in one day.

Today’s big winner: NBA elimination SaturdayTomorrow is going to be a day unlike any other in NBA history.

The league has never had three Game 7s in one day, but will get that on Saturday, with a trio of brutal first-round series culminating in Indianapolis, Oklahoma City and Los Angeles.

After the Donald Sterling controversy threatened to dominate the playoffs, the opening round has brought the drama back to the court. With three back-to-back-to-back win or go home games starting at 5:30 ET on TNT, the network might as well start referring to this weekend as “May Madness.”

But while there’s nothing quite like the thrill of watching an underdog like Mercer topple Duke in a 40-minute quick hit in March, there’s something to be said for the long buildup of enmity, familiarity and fatigue that sets up a deciding game when the first six couldn’t settle the score.

Normally NBA fans get one or two Game 7s in the first couple rounds. Tomorrow, they’ll get three potential great ones.

In the Hawks vs. Pacers, you’ve got the top seed trying to resurrect a late-season collapse that has cast doubts on several of their star players, as well as chippy play all around.

If Kevin Durant and the Thunder don’t beat the Grizzlies at home on Saturday, the MVP favorite will spend the entire offseason hearing about it, especially if LeBron and the Heat win their third straight title.

And then there’s the Clippers-Warriors series, which has been the homebase for one of the strangest NBA stories in a very long time. The ability of the Clippers to remain focused during the whole Sterling debacle has been impressive, but the Warriors players and coaches seem to be going through their own battle with ownership as well.

It’s going to be a spectacular Saturday night. And if the Nets, Mavericks and Rockets all somehow happen to win on Friday night? We’ll get another three game 7s on Sunday.

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